Repair outfit for shoemakers



F. GROCHAL AND 1. OTREBA.

REPAIR OUTFIT FOR SHOEMAKERS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1921.

Patented May 30, 1922.

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IN VE N TORS fi'firaoizal By J. Otraba ATTORNEY F. GROCHAL AND J. OTREBA.

REPAIR OUTFIT FOR SHOEMAKERS. APPLlCATION FILED APR.- 11. 1921.

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FLORYAN GROCI-IAL, OZ? EASTI-IAMPTOH, AND JOHN OTREBA, 0F AMHERST, MASSA- CHUSETTS.

BEIPA IR OUTFIT FOR SI-I OEMAKERS.

Application filed April 11, 1921.

To all 10 7mm it may concern Be it known that we, FLORYAN GROCHAL, a citizen oi the United States, residing at lfiasthampton, in the county oi Hampsl'iire, in the State of Massachusetts. and Joan U'rnnBA, a citizen of Poland; residing at Alliherst, in the county of Hampshire and i itate oi ll/lassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Repair Outfits for Sl'ioemakers of which the "following is a specification.

The main purpose of this invention to provide a repair outfit for shoe makersand cobbler-s by which shoe heels may beheld "in connection with the shoe in a firm and secure manner.

Another object is to provide" a metal last used in connection with the device, the last being so designed as to extend the t'ull length to the front of the shoe.

These and other objects which will become more fully apparent the description progresses are attained by the novel construetion, combination and arrai'lgement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the ac companying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure and in which Figure l is a side elevational view showing the apparatus and indicating its principal use.

Figure 9. is a perspective view of the base together with the fixed elements carried thereby.

Figure is a perspective view of the last in detail.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view oi? the heel holder.

Figure 5 is a top plan View of the same.

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sertional view taken through the center of the assembled apparatus.

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the base.

Figure 9 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 9-4) oi li igure 7.

Figure 10 is a similar transverse sectional View taken on line 10-1O of Figure 7.

Stated in general terms the invention conr prises a base shaped to be placed upon the knees of the user upon which it may be comfortably operated. Formed on the top is an abutment suited to receive the sole of a shoe and another abutment carrying a screw used Specificationof Letters Patent. Patented lay 3() 1922 Serial No. 460,265.

to impel a clamp toward thefirst abutment and hold therebetween the shoe heel to be secured.

Openings through the base are provided for receiving the lower end of ainetal last, provision being made for clamping the same firmly in position for use.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in detail, the numeral 15 indicatesthe central portion of: an elongated rectangular metal plate, its ends 16 being slightly, arcu ately curved so that the structure may be held upon the knees of an operator in' a comfortable manner and with desirable security.

Integrally formed near the center of the base element is a raised abutment 17 having a projecting element 18 at the front and pro vided with lateral lugs 19 adapted to make contact with the sides of the shoe, thiis abutment being rigidly engaged to the base by a brace 20, opposite the extension 18.

A similar but narrower abutment 21 is provided near the right hand end of the base. the same being drilled and screw threaded as at 22 for the reception of a threaded rod 23 having an operating head or handle element 24: at its outer end, its opposite inner end having fixedly engaged uponit a disc 25.

Immediately to the left of the abutment 9] is a Tshaped slotted opening, its longitudinal portion 26 opening into a transverse portion 27 adjacent the abutment 21, the opening 27 being receptive of a tenon element 28 connected by a stem 29 with a curved clamp member 30, the inner arcuate portion of which is shaped in conformity with the exterior of the heel A which it is intended to apply to the shoe B.

it will be understood that the element 28 extends completely through the slot 27 so that as the clamp is moved toward the abutment 17, the stem 29 will travel in the slot 26, thus permiting free longitudinal movement of the clamp element.

fit the rear of the clamp element is a vertical reces i 32 open at its lower end immediately rearward of the stem 29, this recess being receptive of the ring In order to press the heel upward into close engagement with the sole of the shoe, a screw threaded opening is provided in the base 15 midway between the abutment 17 and adjacent end of the slot 26. This opening being receptive of a screw 34 having a flattened point and provided with an operating head 35.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an effective device has been disclosed for rigidly clamping a heel so that it can be secured to the shoe by nails passed downwardly through the same into the material of the heel, the elements 17, 30 and 34 acting as supports for that purpose, the shoe being positioned as indicated best in Figures 1 and 7.

In additon to the foregoing, in order to make the apparatus fully complete, a metal last having an upper anvil surface 35 from which extends a shank 36, is provided with a T shaped member at its bottom, the transverse element 37 being entrable in the slot 27 and the forwardly extending tenon element 38 being fitted to the slot 26 down to the baseof the stem, is rigidly held in position by and clamped down by the screw impelled ring 25 rigidly to the base.

The application and operation of the implement is believed to be obvious from the foregoing disclosure, therefore having thus described the invention and set forth the manner of its construction and use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a shoe repairing device for cobblers,

the combination with a saddle plate having curved end portions engageable upon the knees of the operator, of a fixed abutment on the saddle plate suited to support the shank and sides of a shoe, an interchangeable clamp slidably engaged with said saddle shaped to engage the heel of a shoe, manually operated means for impelling the clamp and shoe I toward the fixed abutment, and means for adjustably supporting the heel of the shoe i abutments being suited to support the shank 1 and sides of a shoe, the other abutment en gaging a clamp screw, said saddle having a T shaped opening between said abutments,

an interchangeable clamp operable in the opening engaging the heel of a shoe between said clamp and the first described abutment,

said clamp being operatively engaged by the mentioned screw,-a support for the heel of the shoe, said support being adjustable in Said saddle, and means on said clamp pre- I venting vertical displacement when engaged in the T shaped opening. I

In witness whereof we affix our signatures.

FLORYAN GROCI-IAL. JOHN OTREBA. 

